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History of Anti-Satellite Tests in Space
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Original AuthorBrian Weeden
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Last Updated30 January 2024
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Update AuthorSeth Walton
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We'd llike your feedback! Please direct any questions, comments, or corrections to bweeden@swfound.org
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Overview
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The goal of this spreadsheet is to document all anti-satellite (ASAT) tests in space and any orbital debris created by those tests. Criteria for inclusion in this sheet are:

1) Test of a known ASAT system (either co-orbital or direct-ascent)
2) Test of a hit-to-kill missile defense system against a target above 100 km

A separate spreadsheet with the history of rendezvous and proximity operations NOT associated with a known ASAT program or test can be found here.

Information about ASAT tests is compiled from a wide variety of public and open sources. Information about cataloged debris objects is primarily derived from the public Space Track website maintained by the U.S. military.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
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